An Uneasy Relationship: American Jewish Leadership and Israel, 1948-1957

by Zvi Ganin

Set in the first decade of modern Israel's existence, this volume offers an insightful look at the changing relationship of American Jews and the reborn Jewish nation/state. It is the first in-depth analysis of the subject during this key period. As the Cold War rages, leaders in all camps are shown attempting to shape and control the tangled circumstances that engulf themespecially American Jewish Committee president Jacob Blaustein, Israeli founding...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0815630514
• ISBN13: 9780815630517
• Release Date: March 2005
• Publisher: Syracuse University Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.5" x 9.3"